My boss is currently undergoing training for his Instrument Flying rating, so invited me along for a 400nm round trip hop to Michigan, which just happened to be on same day Ohio State played Michigan (biggest college american football game of the season).
Enjoyable trip. What follows are lots of photos, mainly air to air cloud shots but pretty all the same. The quality of some are questionable, but that was due to shooting through a window, playing around with shutter speed, apatures and other such things.
This regained my lost interest in learning to fly, so when my US Citizenship comes through (2+ years), I can start to think about it again
(I can do it now on my green card, but the TSA paperwork is too much hassle. Besides, we need a new house, so the money isn't really available just yet :) )
I was going to start learning in the UK, but the US is just better for learning - cheaper and less crowded airspace are two reasons besides others.
Routing information
Outbound :- KTZR FDY VWV CRL KONZ
Inbound :- KONZ VWV ROD KTZR
KTZR (Bolton Field) is a busy GA field SW of Columbus, Ohio.
KONZ (Grosse Ile) is also an old Naval Airstation on a spit of land in the Lake Erie area, and within a few hundred metres of the US/Canadian border.
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Our steed - a Mooney 201J 1600x1065 2006-11-18 12:08:57 |
172 landing after banner towing 1600x1065 2006-11-18 12:22:51 |
Bolton Tower 1600x1065 2006-11-18 12:28:10 |
A few seconds after rotating off 22 1600x1065 2006-11-18 12:29:20 |
Bolton Field behind us 1122x748 2006-11-18 12:31:29 |
Turning enroute VOR 1600x1065 2006-11-18 12:32:19 |
On the climb to 6000ft 1600x1065 2006-11-18 12:32:31 |
Piper 1000ft below us, IFR flight plan 905x603 2006-11-18 12:40:05 |
Switching from Columbus Approach to Mansield Approach 1600x1065 2006-11-18 12:57:12 |
1600x1065 2006-11-18 12:58:02 |
1600x1065 2006-11-18 13:00:57 |
1600x1065 2006-11-18 13:02:08 |
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